Lang
9/13/25
A plea deal has been reached in the Johnson County case of a Florida man accused of stealing his girlfriend’s father’s truck while children were still inside.
The Johnson County Sheriff’s office says 34-year-old Jordan Wyatt of North Fort Myers was with his girlfriend, her father, and his six children at the River Junction access just before 5:45 on the night of August 18th when he got into an altercation with his girlfriend’s father. Wyatt allegedly threw the man out of the truck and onto the ground, threatened to kill him, and fled the scene in the truck with the girlfriend and five of the children still inside. The children were allegedly not buckled in when Wyatt fled, with three of them being under the age of six without car seats. One 13-year-old child called 9-1-1.
The reported adult victim suffered a bloody injury to his face.
Wyatt was initially charged with 1st Degree Theft, Assault Causing Bodily Injury, Child Endangerment, and 1st Degree Harassment. If convicted on all counts, he would have faced a maximum of 15 years in prison.
Wyatt entered a guilty plea on Thursday, and Iowa Courts now shows the charges against him to be 2nd Degree Theft, 1st Degree Harassment, Assault Causing Bodily Injury, and only one misdemeanor count of Child Endangerment. Those charges carry a maximum combined sentence of ten years behind bars.
Sentencing is set for November 13th.